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In a significant move to modernize its nuclear command, control, and communications capabilities, the U.S. Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) a staggering $13 billion contract to develop and produce the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC). This center will be the successor to the aging Boeing E-4B 'Doomsday' plane, known as the Nightwatch,…
Alberta Bair Theater approved for $20,000 grant to support artistic programming Alberta Bair Theater receives $20K federal grant By: Chaquille Cozart and last updated 2021-02-05 12:08:26-05 The Alberta Bair Theater has been approved for a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant was awarded to the theater through the Grants for Arts Projects, which supports artistic programming. The grant will help to brings artists such as DâDAT, Compagnie Hervé Koubi, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Raul Midón to the Alberta Bair Theater. The New M...
By Nick Wakeman Northrop Grumman has won a $3.6 billion contract for Battlefield Airborne Communications Node support. The Air Force contract covers operations, sustainment and support. The company will also provide research, development, test and evaluation, and integration for payloads connected to the BACN system. The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node works in conjunction with the unmanned aerial vehicle Global Hawk to create what Northrop calls a “persistent gateway” that receives, bridges and distributes communications on the battlefield. The system overcomes line of sight iss...
The U.S. Army Is Qualifying New Units To Fly The UH-60 With The Controversial M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System The U.S. Army Is Qualifying New Units To Fly The UH-60 With The Controversial M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System File photo of Soldiers from 2nd Bn., 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, using a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to employ M-139 Air Volcano Mines during a capabilities exercise at Bisung Range near the city of Yangpyeong, South Korea. The system is now being resurrected for use on the UH-60M (Image credit: U.S. Army) The M-139 Volcano Mine Delivery System, o...